Colombia at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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| Competitors | 26 in 6 sports | |||||||||||
| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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Colombia competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after having missed the 1952 Summer Olympics. 26 competitors, all men, took part in 23 events in 6 sports.[1]
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Guillermo Zapata | 110m hurdles | 15.3 | Did not advance | ||||||
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Leon Mejia — 12th place
- Octavio Echeverry — 1:14.8 (→ 15th place)
- Héctor Monsalve
Honorio Rúa
Octavio Echeverry
Ramón Hoyos — 11th place
- Ramón Hoyos
Pablo Hurtado
Jaime Villegas — 92 points (→ 8th place)
- Ramón Hoyos — 5:23:40 (→ 13th place)
- Pablo Hurtado — 5:34:49 (→ 39th place)
- Jaime Villegas — 5:34:49 (→ 40th place)
- Jorge Luque — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Six fencers represented Colombia in 1956.
- Pablo Uribe
- Gabriel Blando
- Emilio Echeverry
- Pablo Uribe, Emilio Echeverry, Gabriel Blando, Emiliano Camargo
- Emilio Echeverry
- Alfredo Yanguas
- Emiliano Camargo
- Alfredo Yanguas, Emiliano Camargo, Emilio Echeverry, Pablo Uribe
- Emilio Echeverry
- Alfredo Yanguas
- José del Carmen
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
See also
- Sports in Colombia
References
- ↑ "Colombia at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
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